Well gorls, it's finally time! Spring is here 🤭🥰🌸If you're anything like us, you love this time of year... from romance books and tv shows, to iced coffee, sunshine, and halloween—there's something for everyone!So today, we're diving into all of those things and giving you a comprehensive guide to spring. From our own TBR, to must-watch movies, and our tried and tested spring reads, you're sure to find something to add to your watch list or TBR!This episode also features:MORE discussion of food 🥮Books we're both looking forward to 🧐Clothes we love at this time of year 💫So, enjoy, grab a snack and don't forget to like and subscribe 💃🏻#podcast #booktube #booktok #bookreview #bookreviewpodcast #springbooks #springmovies #booktubetbr

This week we are talking about goal setting and the ways we try to keep ourselves motivated throughout the year.

We chat about how we set personal goals, whether vision boards are actually more helpful than traditional resolutions, and how spirituality and mindset can play a role in staying focused on what you want. We also get into our bookish goals, reading habits we want to improve, and how realistic it really is to stay motivated once the excitement of January disappears.

If you have ever made a vision board, set ambitious reading goals, or promised yourself this would be the year you finally get your life together, this episode will hopefully feel very relatable!

Today Tor is unwell, but Brontey's got a bookish guest with her! And not just any bookish guest — one of our own personal favourite BookTokers. Smitty joins us to chat about all things books!✨ In this episode:✅ How Smitty found reading and how his reading taste has evolved over the years🧙🏼‍♀️ Beginner book recs for new fantasy, thriller, and sci-fi readers📲 How he grew his BookTok account🤳 Avoiding burnout on social media❌ Thoughts on bookish drama and being a male booktoker in a female-led spaceAND, we also play two truths and a lie and a game of bookish smash or pass! 📚 If you love fantasy books, want to be a bookish content creator, or just want to learn more about your fave booktoker—this one’s for you.Find Smitty:📷: https://www.instagram.com/vinopapi23/?hl=en⏰: https://www.tiktok.com/@vinopapi23🎥: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsg6Ig7gucedigLvBcEZUzQ🔗 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more book chats & cosy vibes!Find us:🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5G2uXmx...📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gorlsunplugged/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gorlsunplugged

BookTok drama? Again? This week we’re diving into the latest discourse: AI fan edits, the Boys of Tommen series backlash, Ali Hazelwood being driven off Instagram, and a BookToker landing a publishing deal… without a manuscript. Let’s unpack the chaos.

It's finally time!! Today we’re reviewing everything we've read so far this year and sharing our five favourite books, as well as a few books we haven't loved quite so much. In this episode, we’re talking about:📚 Our 5 favourite books of the years so far🚩 Books that didn't hit the spot😬 How our reading year is going overall✅ The reading goals we set ourselves for 2025 and how we're doing on them🔥 Our most anticipated releases and reads for the second half of the yearThis one’s a long ep with plenty of recommendations so grap a cup of tea (or glass of wine) and buckle up!!Don't forget to let us know your favourite or least favourite book of the year so far too 👀📚

We’re talking book boyfriends—first loves, fictional delusions, and red flags we totally ignore. Featuring a chaotic round of Smash or Pass and some hard truths about how these fictional men shaped our standards. Proceed with caution (and swooning).

We’re talking all things soft girl era. From TikTok trends to real-life rituals. Is it realistic? Performative? Empowering? We’re unpacking it all and sharing our own ways of bringing softness into the chaos.

The Off-Campus TV casting has BookTok divided—and we're diving in. From the backlash to broader questions around BookTok toxicity, responsible content creation, and past casting drama, this impromptu episode is all about the discourse.

We sit down with bestselling YA fantasy author Andy Darcy Theo to talk writing, publishing, the found family trope, and his latest book release. If you're into reading, writing, or cozy author chats—don’t miss this one!

Living with chronic illness is no joke but we’re finding the humor, honesty, and strength in it. We bust myths, share our own experiences, drop some tips, and play Two Truths and a Lie: Chronic Illness Edition.
“Our illness is chronic, but your A$$ is iconic.”

Inspired by the Letterboxd Top 4 trend, we’re breaking down our ultimate favorites: four books, four movies, four TV shows, and four random things that just make sense for us. From comfort reads to guilty pleasure rewatches, this episode is a love letter to the content that defines us.

Follow & subscribe for more bookish chats, content creation convos, and cozy girl talk. Let us know your Top 4—we're nosy like that! 😏

Don’t forget to follow for more book talk, content creation chats, and cosy girl talk. 🎧💬📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gorlsunplugged/🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gorlsunplugged

Welcome to Gorls Unplugged! Episode 1 is all about getting to know us and what the podcast is about! Forgive the awkwardness - we swear it'll get better!!

This week we’re doing a short and sweet catch up on what’s been happening in the book world! 📚

We briefly touch on the anti-intellectualism debate and the ongoing “audiobooks aren’t reading” discourse on BookTok, talk about the recent tension between H. M. Wolfe and K. M. Moronova, and chat about the comparisons between Powerless and Red Queen.

Alongside the drama, we’re sharing our favourite reads of the year so far and the 2026 releases we’re already excited about 👯‍♀️

It’s 28 minutes of book space updates, hot topics, and personal reading highlights!

Welcome back to Gorls Unplugged! It's 2026 and we're finally back with a new episode after our extended festive break! We hope you all had a lovely celebration or rest with your fam and friends 💕

In today's episode, we’re chatting about the book-to-screen adaptations coming in 2026 and beyond - from romance favourites to nostalgic classics and the adaptations BookTok is already emotionally attached to. 📚

We dive into recent releases like Heated Rivalry, People We Meet on Vacation, and the newest season of Bridgerton, talking chemistry, casting, and why romance adaptations can be so hard to get right. We also explore the insanely popular Tell Me Lies, asking what it is that makes us all SO obsessed with messy relationships on screen? 👀

We're also looking ahead to discuss what’s coming next, including Off Campus, Wuthering Heights, and The Magic Faraway Tree — touching on fandom expectations, modern casting, and whether some stories feel too sacred to adapt 💫

And finally, we let ourselves speculate about the adaptations BookTok already has strong opinions on — from Elsie Silver, Lyla Sage, and Anna Huang, to fantasy favourites like Fourth Wing and Quicksilver. 🐉

✨ Let us know which adaptation you’re most excited for — and don't forget to help me persuade Tor to watch We Were Liars 🤞🏼

P.S if you'd like a full list of book to screen adaptations coming out in 2026 and beyond, head over to our IG: @gorlsunplugged ✅

Well gorls, it's finally time! We're almost at the end of 2025 which means wrapping up the 100+ books we've read between us this year! ✨As well as looking at our top 5 and bottom 5 reads, we're also reflecting on the podcast episodes this year, our hopes for 2026, and things we've taken away from our reading journeys 💡📚This episode ALSO features:Different reviews on the SAME book 👀Controversial bookish icks 🧐Let down BookTok reads 👎Lots of love and gratitude to you guys 💕So, enjoy, grab a snack and don't forget to like and subscribe 💃🏻See you in the new year, we hope you have a lovely festive break!#podcast #booktube #booktok #bookreview #bookreviewpodcast #readingwrapup #2025books #top5books

We're back and we've got a guest! Today we've got your (and our) favourite cosy booktoker and booktuber: Luceaslibrary 💕We love to listen to Luce's chatty videos and it's hard to believe she's only been making content for a couple of years, so we dived into the health battles that inspired her to start booktok, her content creation journey, and her thoughts on social responsibility.BUT, of course we also couldn't resist asking about her favourite and least favourite reads of this year.In typical Gorls Unplugged fashion, this episode also features:Bean soup theory 🥣Tor and Brontey tangents 👯‍♀️Block button manifestos 💡A round of bookish this or that 📚So, enjoy, grab a cup of coffee inspired by Luce's beverage of choice and don't forget to like and subscribe to us and her 💃🏻Where to find Luce:📹 Booktube: https://www.youtube.com/@luceaslibrary⏰ Booktok: https://tr.ee/bYlqr4FOez📸 Bookstagram: https://tr.ee/43dv-YtFSa

Well gorls, today's a mixed bag because there's a lot happening in the BookTok world (again), but we're also reading a lot!

So, today we're diving into all of those things and giving you a comprehensive run down of what we're currently reading, Jessa Hasting's tweets, and a recent incident of tagging an author in a VERY negative review.

We didn't want to put harmful content in our video, but if you'd like to look at the tweets/comments by Jessa Hastings, you can find them here: https://www.threads.com/@rorysbooksshelf/post/DQCOk0ujVkJ?xmt=AQF02pp5AbC1Bwr2tvlrBxbkFHS_SG4CDK2hE2iRvFNqKQ

This episode also features:

- Tor eating her socks 🧦- A gothic book rec for autumn 🍂

- Top tips on how NOT to deal with negative comments on your videos 💫

- Unfiltered opinions 👀

So, enjoy, grab a cup of tea (because we're bringing it this week) and don't forget to like and subscribe 💃🏻

#podcast #booktube #booktok #bookreview #bookreviewpodcast #booktokdrama #bookpodcast #booktubetbr

This week we’re talking about the books we agree on, the ones we don’t, and what actually makes a good read to us. We chat about how we find new books, how our tastes have changed, and why some stories just click. Basically, it’s a mix of book chat, gentle roasting, and trying to figure out if we actually have the same taste at all.

Well gorls, it's finally time! Autumn is here 🤭🥰🍂If you're anything like us, you love this time of year... from fantasy books and tv shows, to cinnamon rolls, cosy blankets, and halloween—there's something for everyone!So today, we're diving into all of those things and giving you a comprehensive guide to autumn. From recent cosy romantasy's, to upcoming movies, and our tried and trusted autumn reads, you're sure to find something to add to your watch list or TBR!This episode also features:MORE mentions of autumn baked goods 🥮A book we actually both agree on 🧐A drink rec you have to try 💫A very shocking intro for Tor 👀So, enjoy, grab a snack and don't forget to like and subscribe 💃🏻#podcast #booktube #booktok #bookreview #bookreviewpodcast #autumnbooks #autumnmovies #booktubetbr

GORLS ... we're back! ✨📚👯‍♀️Welcome back to Gorls Unplugged for season 2 of your favourite chaotic bookish podcast. We're bringing in the new season by reflecting on our summer break and taking you through everything we read while we enjoyed the hols.From surprisingly good romantasy's, to disappointing small-town romances, and bookish hot takes, this is a quick catch up before we dive back in regular content.This episode also features:- Mentions of autumn baked goods 🥮- A very disappointing dark fantasy book 🧐- Your standard twister sisters and Zodiac Academy shout out 💫- A Lyla Sage fan girl moment 🤠So, enjoy, grab a snack and don't forget to like and subscribe 💃🏻#podcast #booktube #booktok #bookreview #bookreview

This episode has been a long time coming and we meant every word of it 🖤

Before our interview with the authors of Zodiac Academy drops next week, we wanted to dedicate a whole episode to the series that literally started everything for us. The books that brought us together, turned us into the readers we are today, and eventually led to us starting Gorls Unplugged. No big deal or anything 😂

We're getting into when we first read the series, our recommended reading order if you're just starting out, our full series ranking, a deep dive into the authors' other series', and we finish things off with a very important game of snog marry pie with the characters from the Solaria universe.

Next week's interview episode is going to be amazing, so follow us to notified as soon as it drops! Consider this is your prep 📚✨

We're back, gorls! 🎉

Season 3 is HERE and we are kicking things off by catching you up on everything — what we've been reading, what we devoured over the break, and all the bookish news you need to know about while we were gone.

We also chat book to screen adaptations, get excited about Readers & Rebels, and... we saved the best for last. We have a very big announcement at the end of this episode that you do NOT want to skip.

Find more information on Readers & Rebels here: https://www.instagram.com/readersandrebels/ 💕

SPOILER ALERT FOR ZA UNIVERSE 👀

We genuinely cannot believe this episode exists. Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, the authors behind Zodiac Academy and the entire Solaria universe, sat down with us for their very first interview with a bookish content creator podcast, and they deffo gave us some exciting news!

We talk about their writing process, their favourite characters (yes they actually answered), future books, almost character deaths, sneak peek exclusives, and the thing we know you're all going to be screaming about — the possibility of a Zodiac Academy movie???

This is the episode we started this podcast for. we hope you love it as much as we do 🖤📚✨

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